The Women’s Series is a collaborative initiative of the French, Netherlands, German and Belgian American Chambers of Commerce as well as the British American Business Council and the Japan-American Society of Georgia.
Started in January 2014, the Women’s Series holds quarterly business events for professional women of the Atlanta international community. The goal of the Women’s Series is to bring educational and stimulating content to our attendees, while facilitating professional opportunities and networking among peers.

For its 5th anniversary of the Women’s Series, you are invited at F&B to celebrate the event! Don’t miss this unique opportunity to get to know some of the past speakers, loyal attendees and fantastic partners.

Atlanta’s Francophonie Festival is organized by the Atlanta Francophonie Committee, a multi-cultural collaboration between represented by the Consulates of Belgium, Canada, France, Haiti and Switzerland, the Québec Delegation in Atlanta,the American Association of Teachers of French, the Alliance Française of Atlanta, the French American Chamber of Commerce, Atlanta-Accueil and Ecole du Samedi.

Throw balls at a Pig on roughly level ground and have fun with friends around! The Roswell Petanque Club launchesMarch 3, 2018 under the initiative of beATL Isabelle Gibson and her husband Peter. It is the first club member of the Atlanta Petanque League (APL) and other locations in the Atlanta area are already showing interest in starting an APL member club! Play socially or to compete! All ages and skill levels welcome.

Interested? Go to www.Meetup.com and search for Roswell Petanque Club to join or RSVP. Games are 1st and 3rd Saturday 10am to 12noon and 1st & 3rd Tuesday 5.30pm to 7.00pm.

If you don’t have boules, they will have a limited amount to loan but make sure that your wear closed toe shoes!

Membership:

Adult Membership: $65.00 per member per year (with an annual $50.00 Club APL fee)

Under 18 Membership: $25.00 per year

First three games free, within 45 days, then join as a member or pay $10.00 to play.

Your APL membership will provide, via the Federation of Petanque, USA, an accident waiver and release of liability to protect participants and club office bearers against claims from club events. Pétanque is not viewed as a dangerous sport, but accidents can happen.

The dynamic duo, composed by our very own beATL Virginie Houet and Texas-based Corinne Feuillet Luca, has finally seen their dream come true!

Today, their bilingual book, full of sweet drawings, has hit the US market! Aimed at children who are entering – or living – the journey of expatriation. The book titled “Elise 7 ans expatriée or 7 years old and Expat”, narrates the emotional rollercoaster that a seven-year old girl experiences during her various moves. Following her parents throughout the world, the impact of moving is explained through Elise’s eyes. She lets us in on her experiences and shares her feelings. It is never easy to drop your bags in one place and be told to pack again a few years later. Her emotions are expressed in a mere few simple, but fresh and poetic sentences, accompanied by cute illustrations. The book is written in both French and English – without ever falling in the trap of becoming an insipid translation!

Corinne and Virginie became friends in Texas and quickly decided to combine their skills. After a lot of hard work, the book saw the light, first in Belgium***, France and Switzerland on January 10, and as of today, February 21st, it is available on the American and Canadian shelves.

On February 24th, Corinne Feuillet Luca will present their book at the Awty International School, 7455 Awty School Lane, Houston, TX, 77055 and on March 28th, at Mark White Elementary 2515 Old Farm Rd, Houston, TX 77063.

Virginie Houet will take care of the Georgian side. Meet her at “Lesson de Français”, 390 Prospect Place Suite 390 à Alpharetta – 30005 (North of Atlanta) on Saturday, April 14th. You will be able to buy your copy on site.

*** It is easy to order your copy from sites like fr.fnac.be, belgiqueloisirs.com and chapitre.be

The Netherlands, French, German and Belgian American Chambers of Commerce as well as the British American Business Council are pleased to invite you to their 17th edition of the Women’s Series: Women in Philanthropy, Caring Can Help Your Career, Not Just Your Soul! Sarah Fonder-Kristy (Atlanta Community Food Bank), Theresa Wentzel (Atlanta Dream), and Kari Love (Atlanta Women’s Foundation) will be participating in a panel discussion on the role that women can – and must – play in non-profits and philanthropy.

The Women’s Series is a collaborative initiative of the French, Netherlands, German and Belgian American Chambers of Commerce as well as the British American Business Council. Started in January 2014, the Women’s Series holds quarterly business events for professional women of the Atlanta international community. The goal of the Women’s Series is to bring educational and stimulating content to our attendees, while facilitating professional opportunities and networking among peers.

beATL is excited to invite you to its fourth edition of its Belgian Potluck on January 27th, 2018. There are some changes to the formula so, please read carefully all the below crusty information!

The first change is the venue – for the first time, we will rent a clubhouse. The second change is that the rental comes at a cost and therefore, each participant will be requested to pay a $10 non-refundable entry fee per person, payable in advance [no money at the doors, no exception].

Put your dear self in your culinary gear and prepare some tasty homemade dish(es) – preferably with a Belgian taste – to share. We always have peers stressing about cooking so, don’t use it as an excuse: there are other ‘jobs’ available for you… We will have a sign-up sheet and each participating family must sign up to bring some Belgian homemade [we insist on that] culinary elements to the table!

Remember it is a kids-free evening, with just adults. For obvious reasons.

Don’t wait to RSVP since attendance is limited to 100 guests.

Details of the evening will be emailed to all registered beATL-members. If you didn’t get your invitation, contact your beATL Queen Patricia.

Where: address will be privately shared in due time to those who RSVP-ed ‘in’

Parking: since this is in a private neighborhood, use the club house parking lot. In the event the lot is full, park on the same side of the street, without blocking any driveways or fire hydrants. Carpool if possible.

RSVP is a must [space is limited, no exception] – deadline to pay your entry fee is Monday 22/01!

Fee paid in advance is a must – details will be shared after registration

Sign up sheet is a must – details will be shared after registration

NO CHILDREN, no exception – must be 21 or over.

Some important tips:

although the term “potluck” suggests a random assortment of dishes, the idea is to focus on Belgian (style) food

bring your dish ready-to-eat in a to-go container; we are in a Club House with no kitchen

bring a serving dish and serving utensils; again: we are in a Club House …

label your dish(es) if they cannot be traced back to you

all those who are gluten intolerant, food allergenic, vegans or have any kind dietary challenge(s) are requested to bring their own food to avoid any mishaps.

Join the Belgian American Chamber of the South for its annual New Year Celebration. Enjoy delicious Belgian beverages, tasty hors d’oeuvre and great networking opportunities. And don’t miss the chance to win a Tintin Comic Strip!